GOOD NEWS FOR THE SYDENHAM DISTRICT HOSPITAL BOARD AS THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON THEIR OWN AND NOT FORCED TO MERGE WITH OTHER HOSPITAL BOARDS. THAT WAS THE DECISION OUTGOING CHAIRMAN JEFF WESLEY SAID THEY WANTED ALL ALONG. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WILL NOT FORCE THEM TO MERGE SAYING THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN THEIR OWN ENTITY IF THAT IS THE CHOICE THEY MAKE. IN CHATHAM RECENTLY THERE WAS A MERGE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC GENERAL HOSPITAL BOARD, AND THE ST. JOSEPHS HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATION.
CHATHAM –KENT- ESSEX MP DAVE VAN KESTERINS OFFICE SAYS HE WILL BE MAKING A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT THURSDAY AT HIKE METALS IN WHEATLY. THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT GOT SHUT OUT OF THE BIDDING PROCESS TO BUILD THE NEW FERRY THAT WILL MAKE THE RUN TO PELEE ISLAND. INSTEAD THE PROVINCE SAID THE COMPANY DIDN’T EVEN QUALIFY SO THEY HANDED THE 40 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO A COMPANY FROM CHILE.
NO TALKS ARE BEING HELD AND NO TALKS ARE PLANNED AS THE PROVINCE EDGES CLOSER TO A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ONTARIO. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, ALL FOUR OF ONTARIO’S TEACHERS UNIONS WILL BE IN A LEGAL STRIKE POSITION AT THE SAME TIME IN SEPTEMBER. THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS HAVE HAD NO TALKS AT ALL WITH THE PROVINCE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND NONE ARE ON THE TABLE, AS THEIR LEADERS SAY THERE IS NO POINT GIVEN WHAT THE PROVINCE HAS BEEN SAYING. THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS SUPPOSED TO START 2 MONTHS FROM TODAY.
CLOSE TO 15 THOUSAND CARS A DAY CROSS THE BLUEWATER BRIDGE AND THAT TRIP IS A LOT EASIER AGAIN NOW THAT THE ORIGINAL SPAN HAS RE-OPENED. THE 3 MONTH PAVING PROJECT HAS WRAPPED UP AND THE SPAN RE-OPENED THIS MORNING AT 7 O’CLOCK. THE CANADIANS AND AMERICANS EACH CHIPPED IN TO HELP COVER THE 7 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT.
